Hinge



J. LUDWIG July 5, 1938.

HINGE led Aug. 19, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l Willi/III J Ill/III IENTORQ1/01 17 .Ll/Mwq BY i I I I ATTORNEY.

J. LUDWIG July 5, 1938.

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Patented July 5, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a hinge adaptedfor attachment to a stationary body so as to mount a swingable closurethereon. The present invention forms a development and modification ofmy invention on a hinge set forth in an application filed by me February10, 1936, Serial Number 63,148. The present invention has asits objectthe provision of a hinge so constructed and arranged that a 1'0 twist ofthe hinge may be possible so as to properly align the door with thejamb. When the device is used with a vehicle on'account of the nature ofthe vehicle body in which considerable allowance .is permitted, it issometimes necessary to twist the hinges either up or down, or in or out,in order to properly align the door with the jamb so as to compensatefor the difference in tolerance permitted on a door and on a vehiclebod-y.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hinge which willreduce the assembly cost inasmuch as it will permit a quick aligning ofthe door with the door jamb.

Another object of the invention is the provision .25 of a hinge soconstructed and arranged that while having a supporting part ofsufiicient weight to carry the door it will be sufliciently reduced instrength to permit its distortion.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hinge of thisclass having a stop formed thereon so as to render it possible toeliminate the usual stop strap.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hinge having apair of cooperating .25 links so constructed as to regulate and controland provide the necessary curve of the swinging of the door.

Other objects will appear hereinafter:

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of the partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings which form a part of this specification and in which:

Fig. 1 is the top plan view of the invention showing it applied withparts broken away and parts shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1 with. parts brokenaway.

Fig. 4. is a sectional view taken on line 44 of the r g. 1 with partsbroken away.

Fig. 5 is a top plan View of the invention with a part of the supportingframe removed.

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the hinge in partially openposition, and

Fig. 7 is a View similar to Fig. 6 showing the hinge in fully openposition.

In the drawings I have indicated the invention 5 used with a stationarybody 9 associated with which is the swingable door or closure I0. In thebody El, there is formed a recess l l in which is positioned a U-shapedsupporting member [2 having the legs l3 and I4 angularly turned and "10provided with the flanges l6 and I5 respectively, which are suitablysecured to the body 9.

The hinge comprises a section having a substantially U-shaped portionand one leg Hi thereof is seated in a recess ll formed in the door I!)513 and secured thereto. The other leg I9 is inclined to the bight 2i)and provided with a knuckle 2!. This leg I9 is in the form of a plateand an angular extension 22 is formed thereon and provided with aknuckle 23. :20

Another section of the hinge comprises the sleeve 2G projectingoutwardly from the bottom of which is an arm 25, carrying a knuckle atits end. A similar arm 26 projects outwardly from the sleeve 24 at thetop thereof and is also pro- 25 vided with a knuckle. The arms 25 and 26embrace the angularly turned portion or extension 22 and a pintle 28 isextended through the knuckles on the arms 25 and 26 and through theknuckle 23 to pivotally connect these parts together. Projected throughthe sleeve 24 and through the parts #3 and I4 is a pintle 21 wherebythis section of the hinge is hingedly connected to the supporting body.A sleeve 29 is pivotally connected to the members l3 and M by the pintle.33 which projects through members l3 and I4 and through the sleeve 29and is provided at its upper lower edges with arms 32 and 3|respectively, the terminal knuckles of the arms embracing the knuckle2i, and a pintle 33 is pro- '4) j ..-ted through the knuckles on thearms 3| and 32 and through the knuckle 2!. It should be noted that thearms 35 and 32 are of less length than the arms 25 and 26 and this is animportant feature in the invention as the diiference in the :45 lengthsof these arms determines the swing of the door.

As shown in Fig. 2, the leg I8 is of greater width than the bight 25) orthe leg l9 so that wings 36 project outwardly from opposite edges 5 ofthe leg I 8. Thus the bight 20 is formed sufficiently narrow to permitthe twisting and distorting of the l gs is and I 9 necessary to effect aproper alignment of the door after it is mounted. This distortion maycompensate for the dif- 5-5 these parts are of different lengths.

ference in the alignment of the door either inwardly or outwardly orupwardly or downwardly. The presence of wings affords suflicient widthto attach the leg l8 to the door, but if desired, these wings may beeliminated and the part I8 formed of the same width as the parts l9 and20.

As the door begins its initial swing to open position, the supportingbody, embodying the parts l8, I9, 29 will move bodily outwardly from thebight; l2 of the supporting member for a slight distance and in thisoutward movement the sleeves 24 and 29 will swing on their pivots. Asthe door moves into a position where the pintle 28 is in substantialalignment the pintles 30 and 21, the door will swing the pintle 33, thesleeve 29 remaining stationary and the sleeve 24 swinging on its pivot.This movement continues until the l9 swings past center, after which thesleeve 29 swings its arms inwardly toward the portion I2 of thesupporting body and the sleeve 24 will swing outwardly in the oppositedirection and at fully closed position the stop shoulder 34 will engagethe sleeve: 29 and eflectively prevent any further swinging. By formingthe parts 25 and 26 and the parts 3! and 32 of these relative lengths,it is possible to mount a vehicle body door on a hinge of this kind, sothat the door will swing to fully open position and clear the curvatureof the body. Difiiculty is encountered in this regard unless The arms 25and 26 may be termed links connecting the sleeve 24 to the pintle 28 andthe arms 3i and 32 may be considered links connecting the sleeve 29 tothe pintle 33.

Another advantageous feature of a hinge constructed in this manner is afreedom from a tendency of the door to sag at its outer end.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details ofstructure shown but desire to avail myself of such variations andmodifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A hinge comprising a substantially U-shaped portion having one of thelegs extending diagonally to the bight; an angularly turned portion onsaid leg, there being a passage formed through said leg at the junctureof said angularly turned portion to provide a knuckle; a supportingbody; a pair of links swingably mounted at one of their ends on saidsupporting body, one of said links being longer than the other, therebeing a knuckle formed in the end of said angularly turned portion; apintle projecting through the knuckle at the end of said angularlyturned portion and through the free end of the longer of said links; anda pintle projecting through the knuckle formed at the said juncture andthroughthe free end of the shorter of said links.

2. A hinge comprising a substantially U-shaped portion having one of thelegs extending diagonally to the bight; an angularly turned portion onsaid leg, there being a passage formed through said leg at the junctureof said angularly turned portion to provide a knuckle; a supportingbody; a pair of links swingably mounted at one of their ends on saidsupporting body, one of said links being longer than the other, therebeing a knuckle formed in the end or" said angularly turned portion; apintie projecting through the knuckle at the end of said an ularlyturned portion and through the free end of the longer of said links; apintle projecting through the knuckle formed at the said juncture andthrough the free end of the shorter of said links; and a shouider on theend of said leg engageable with the sleeve bearing the shorter of saidlinks for limiting the swinging movement thereof.

3. A hinge comprising a supporting body having oppositely disposedspaced parts, a pair of sleeves positioned between said parts andswingably mounted at opposite sides thereof; a pair of arms carried byeach of said sleeves, there being an arm projecting outwardly from eachend of each of said sleeves, each or" said arms terminating in aknuckle, the arms of one of said sleeves being longer than the other; asubstantially U-shaped hinge section having one of its legs extendingangularly to the bight and provided with an angularly turned portion,said angularly turned portion having a knuckle formed in its end andsaid leg having a knuckie formed therein at the juncture of saidangulariy turned portion and engaging between the shorter of said arms;a pintle projecting through said shorter arms and through the knuckleembraced thereby for swingably connecting the parts together, theknuckle on said angularly turned portion engaging between the longer ofsaid arms; and a pintle projecting through the knuckle on said angularlyturned portion and through the knuckles in said longer arms forpivotally connecting the parts together.

l. A hinge comprising a supporting body having oppositely disposedspaced parts; a pair of sleeves positioned between said parts andswingably mounted at opposite sides thereof; a pair of arms carriedbyeach of said sleeves,there being an arm projecting outwardly from eachend of each of said sleeves, each of said arms terminating in a knuckle,the arms of one of said sleeves being longer than the other; asubstantially U-shaped hinge section having one oi its legs extendingangularly to the bight and provided with an angularly turned portion,said angularly turned portion having a knuckle formed in its end andsaid leg having a knuckle formed therein at the juncture of saidangularly turned portion and engaging between the shorter of said arms;a pintle projecting through said shorter arms and through the knuckleembraced thereby for swingably connecting the parts together, theknuckle on said angularly turned portion engaging between the longer ofsaid arms; a pintle projecting through the knuckie on said angularlyturned portion and through the knuckles in said longer arms forpivotally connecting the parts together; and a stop shoulder on saidangularly turned leg for engaging against said sleeve upon relativeswinging of said sleeve and said leg to a predetermined position.

5. A hinge of the class described comprising a supporting body having apair of spaced parts; a pair of sleeves, each swingably mounted betweensaid parts at opposite sides thereof; a pair of arms projected outwardlyfrom each sleeve, one arm projecting outwardly at each end of eachsleeve, the arms on one of said sleeves being longer than on the other;a hinge section comprising a substantially U-shaped structure; anangularly turned portion on the ends of one of the legs of saidstructure and having a knuckle formed in the end thereof, there being aknuckle formed in said leg at the juncture thereof with said angulerlyturned portion, said leg and said angularly turned portion being of awidth for snugly engaging between said arms; a pintle projected throughthe ends of the shorter of said arms and through the knuckle at saidjuncture, and a pintle projected through the knuckle at the end of saidangularly turned portion and through the longer of said arms andpivotally connecting these parts together.

6. A hinge of the class described comprising a supporting body having apair of spaced parts, a pair of sleeves each swingably mounted betweensaid parts at opposite ends thereof; a pair of arms projected outwardlyon each sleeve, one arm projecting outwardly at each end of each sleeve,the arms on one of said sleeves being longer than on the other; a hingesection comprising a substantially U-shaped structure; an angularlyturned portion on the ends of one of the legs of said structure andhaving a knuckle formed in the end thereof, there being a knuckle formedin said leg on the juncture thereof with said angularly turned portion,said leg and said angularly turned portion being of a width for snuglyengaging between said arms; a pintle projected through the ends of theshorter of said arms and through said knuckle at said juncture; a pintleprojected through the knuckle at one end of said angularly turnedportion and through the longer of said arms, and pivotally connectingthese parts together; and a stop shoulder on said leg engageable withone of said sleeves for limiting the movement of said U-shaped structurerelatively to said sleeve.

7. A hinge comprising a substantially U-shaped portion; an angularlyturned portion on one of the legs thereof, there being a passage formedthrough said leg at the juncture of said angularly turned portion toprovide a knuckle; a supporting body; a pair of links swingably mountedat one of their ends on said supporting body, one of said links beinglonger than the other, there being a knuckle formed in the end of saidangularly turned portion; a pintle projecting through the knuckle at theend of said angularly turned portion and through the free end of thelonger of said links; and a pintle projecting through the knuckle formedat the said juncture and through the free end of the shorter of saidlinks.

JOHN LUDWIG.

